diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vyos_user/tests/cli/auth.yaml b/test/integration/targets/vyos_user/tests/cli/auth.yaml
index 17316619da..ff14bd7563 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vyos_user/tests/cli/auth.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vyos_user/tests/cli/auth.yaml
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 
   - name: test login via ssh with new user
     expect:
-      command: "ssh auth_user@{{ ansible_ssh_host }} -p {{ ansible_port }} -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no '/opt/vyatta/sbin/vyatta-cfg-cmd-wrapper show version'"
+      command: "ssh auth_user@{{ ansible_ssh_host }} -p {{ ansible_port | default(22) }} -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no '/opt/vyatta/sbin/vyatta-cfg-cmd-wrapper show version'"
       responses:
         (?i)password: "pass123"
 
   - name: test login via ssh with invalid password (should fail)
     expect:
-      command: "ssh auth_user@{{ ansible_ssh_host }} -p {{ ansible_port }} -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no '/opt/vyatta/sbin/vyatta-cfg-cmd-wrapper show version'"
+      command: "ssh auth_user@{{ ansible_ssh_host }} -p {{ ansible_port | default(22) }} -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no '/opt/vyatta/sbin/vyatta-cfg-cmd-wrapper show version'"
       responses:
         (?i)password: "badpass"
     ignore_errors: yes